# Accident 19791104031589A: Piper PA24, Vero Beach, FL, November 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1979, 16:54 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7499P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7499P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,464 total, 195 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791104031589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT NEGLECTED TO PUT LANDING GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING.GEAR HORN INOPERATIVE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA80FLD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD10), Nov 4, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N7499P), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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